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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Empire
Style: Rococo
18th C. French Rococo Commode w/Elegant Serpentine Shape & Faux-Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo period painted commode from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a faux-marbled and serpentine-fronted top, with case below continuing the design down...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dutch Rococo Style Satinwood Marquetry Burl Mahogany Commode/Dresser
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This is a Dutch Rococo style commode, featuring intricate satinwood marquetry on a burl mahogany background. The commode has a serpentine front, ornate with floral and foliage inlays...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Burl
Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Dutch Empire chest made of oak during the 1800’s. The top drawer protrudes forward over three drawers flaked with ebonized columns featuring brass capitals at the top and b...
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19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid century small mulberry bombe chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1950's small mulberry bombe shaped commode chest of drawers circa 1960.
Rococo revival chest of small proportions.
Petit scandinavian commode circa 1960. Made in beautiful mulberry...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Italian Rococo Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
A good clean chest with a serpentine top with banded edge over three conforming drawers with brass handles and escutcheons. Nice brown patina. Cabriole legs.
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine Empire Four Drawer Chest In Flame Mahogany With Gris Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine diminutive Empire Chest dating to the 1st half of the 19th Century in original condition. The Chest with book matched flame mahogany drawer fronts with great color, refined ro...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Rococo chest of drawers In Walnut, Danish Design from 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Bring an antique elegance into your home with this rococo bombé-shaped walnut dresser of Danish origin, dating to around the 1880s. This chest of drawers represents an era of opulent...
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1880s Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Mid 19th Century French Empire Walnut Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome French Empire commode. Beautiful color and patina
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Antique Napoleonic French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers Grey Marble Circa 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with a gray marble top; four drawers, three inset with lion head form pulls and shield ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Empire Style 1890s Marble Top Four-Drawer Commode with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire style walnut commode from circa 1890 with black marble top, four drawers, column shaped side supports and ornate bronze hardware. Step into the grandeur of late 19t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French First Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Commode / Dresser, c. 1810
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Classic French Empire Chest made from rosewood veneer and featuring ebonized front columns, c. 1810. Iconic of the Empire style, two ebony black round columns flank the bank of dovet...
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1810s Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Danish Late Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Very special late Empire chest of drawers with opaline glass inlay, 19th century, Denmark, 1830. Mahogany with Ivory colored glass inlay. Having four drawers with working locks, 1 ...
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1830s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Opaline Glass, Mahogany
18th c. Danish Oak Commode in Original Patina with Arbalette Shaped Front
Located in Wichita, KS
A Danish chest of drawers from the 18th century in original patina. European oak with traces of original white paint. Shaped top and beautifully carved arbalette shaped drawers with ...
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18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Paint
Provincial Empire Marble Top Commode, France, Circa:1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome 3-drawer commode has an incomparable restrained beauty. While it has all the design elements of French Empire furniture, the application is more provincial than Parisia...
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1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Rococo Period Swedish 1760s Gray Painted Commode with Raised Top and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period commode from circa 1760 with light Gustavian gray painted finish, raised shelf on the top, three drawers and bronze hardware. Immerse yourself in the grace an...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Rococo commode with original brass pulls, hardware and locks on three bow front drawers. The top drawer has three compartments. Commode top front and sides are contoured. Apron and...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Solid Walnut Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful French 19th century, solid walnut semainier is the perfect way to add more organizational storage to your space without sacrificing style. The design of the semainier ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Veneer Elm Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870. With small proportions, and built of elm, the traditional commode sits on round feet over a straight bottom p...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Rococo Style Painted French Blue Commode / Cabinet Faux Marble Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian Rococo style heavily carved commode in a French blue with ivory embellishments. The top is a hand painted faux marble. It is ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Tall Narrow Rococo Blue Chest of Six Drawers, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
A tall narrow rococo chest of six drawers with brass pulls and key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 6 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest all resting on four cabriole legs.
Restored and drawers function. Later professionally painted in layered shades of soft blue with white undertones all lightly distressed to fit the age and grace of this lovely tall chest.
Any scratches, cracks, dings, or age related separation are reflective of age and do not detract from the beauty nor function of this tall chest of drawers that may serve as a graceful lingerie or large jewelry chest...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rococo Period 1770s Swedish Gray Cream Painted and Carved Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period three-drawer commode from circa 1770 with light gray cream painted finish, carved skirt and serpentine front. This Swedish Rococo period three-drawer commode,...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire French Semainier Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Semainier,
Mahogany,
France, 1825-1830
,,The Empire style is an early-nineteenth-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other de...
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1820s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Commode, Early 20th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Italian Rococo style olive wood bombe chest, c. 1920.
Sophisticated petite commode crafted of olive wood with a unique parquetry design. It is a great size...
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1920s Italian Rococo Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive
Antique Danish Oak Chest of Drawers, ca. 1800.
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Oak Chest of Drawers, ca. 1800.
Amazing Empire oak dresser made by Danish master carpenter 1790-1810. Solid oak body and drawer fronts. Ebonized trim and concealed top...
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Late 18th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire Period commode from Normandy made of solid cherry wood. Three dovetailed drawers with brass knobs and one hidden top drawer. Large brass mounted turned c...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Mahogany & Gilt Metal Mounted Cabinet on Chest circa 1800
Located in Suffolk, GB
This antique French Empire mahogany and gilt metal mounted antique cabinet on chest has an upper tier with two doors fitted boasting attractive gilt metal mounts. The bottom chest ha...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Cassettiera o comò italiano di antiquariato in legno con fregi in bronzo, 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Cassettiera di antiquariato in legno con cassettoni decorati con fregi in bronzo.
Risalente al periodo Impero, 1800 ca.
Buone condizioni.
Misure in cm 123x59x90h
Bellissima e prezios...
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Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Large Oak White Painted Chest of Drawers, Denmark circa 1770
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique rococo large oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and is raised on large turned feet.
The newer, professionally applied and layered whi...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire French Chest of Drawers with marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Chest od Drawers with white marble on top,
France, Ca. 1830
Spectacular Commode with original white marble on top and original empire legs. Front of d...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns, carved giltwood female busts and bracket feet. Step into an era of refined eleganc...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Small Blue Painted Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1850-70
Located in Round Top, TX
A small pine rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest a...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rococo White Painted Chest of Drawers, Denmark circa 1770
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique rococo chest of drawers from Denmark features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and an exceptional (newer) white painted finish with contrasting black painted top...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Step into the grandeur of the 19th century with this gorgeous French Empire Period Commode, a masterpiece featuring impressive "ronce de noyer" walnut v...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive Empire mahogany commode hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and neoclassical details comprise this outstanding chest of drawers. This case piece has patinate...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Empire Commode
Located in Austin, TX
1st Empire French Commode comprised of 4 drawers and original brass hardware. Key included as well. Beautiful relief work on the brass ormolu. All drawers are solid wood boxes with d...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Danish 18th Century Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small Danish rococo breakfront chest of three drawers.
Crafted in oak wood and later professional painted in a light ocher yellow with a lovely patina.
Denmark 1750-1760
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Exceptional 18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional 18th century Swedish Rococo commode with four drawers and fantastic shape & proportions. ca 1760 Stockholm, Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode repainted in faint pale grey with original brass hardware and locks. Three bow front drawers over cabriolet legs.
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A diminutive bow front Swedish Rococo commode. Three drawers over a carved skirt; sits atop cabriole feet. Original brass hardware and locks. Tastefully repainted in pale greyish-whi...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Elegant Danish Chiffonier With Cabriole Legs in Lemon Tree, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This small luxurious and elegant Antique Danish chiffonier with cabriole legs is a true testament to the exquisite craftsmanship of the late 19th century. Crafted from the rare and p...
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Late 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and neoclassical details comprise this outstanding chest of drawers or commode. This case...
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1860s Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Rare Genuine Antique Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare genuine antique Swedish rococo chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is made by hand in Swedish solid pine around 1770. It has curved drawers and table top. The chest...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Chest of drawers with intarsia and marble top, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
French chest of drawers with two drawers. Produced in France around 1880. made of walnut wood and marble top. Decorated with brass handles and floral inlay.
Very good condition.
Wo...
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1880s French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Walnut Bachelors Chest of Drawers with Brass Handles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Walnut Bachelors Chest of Drawers with Brass Handles. The top opens up to make double the width. This may be used as a desk area or a sort of vanity.
Wonderful Aged wood. Clean and...
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Rococo Original Blue Painted Commode
Located in San Angelo, TX
Stunning 19th century original blue painted Rococo commode. This is truly a special heirloom and investment. This piece features original hardware and 4 drawers. This is perfect for any setting whether it be a traditional design space or wabi sabi look.
Thank you for stopping by Crystal Nichols...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Rosewood Empire Chest of Drawers with Vanity Mirror
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
52” x 25” x 35”H (without wheels); mirror adds 35”H
A captivating representation of early Biedermeier design, influenced by the Empire era. This remarkable Biedermeier dresser exhib...
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Early 1900s American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
EARLY 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BUREAU
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant chest of drawers from the Empire period in mahogany feather with lost wax cast and gilded bronze friezes. The chest of drawers has three large drawers and a smaller one below...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Danish Empire Elm Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish early 19th century empire bowfront chest of drawers veneered in elm wood with a beautiful grain pattern.
Four drawers, the top drawer with a geometrical ebonized inlaid in the...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand-crafted in France circa 1810, this semainier is fitted with seven drawers to provide a dr...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with a slide-out tray over three bow front drawers. Decoratively carved apron. Repainted in soft grey with original locks and old (but not original) brass ha...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian-Lombardy Empire Walnut Golden Bronzes Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
Three drawers, golden bronze handles, walnut wood, elegant shapes and line make this chest of drawers an interesting piece able to be used in different kind of interior decoration pr...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or den with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1930, the traditional commode sits on carved columnar supports over a straight bott...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Marble-Top Mahogany Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet.
Dimensions...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with original brass pulls and keyhole covers and later locks. Later soft white paint.
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Early 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Petite Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Four drawers and neoclassical details compose this outstanding Empirical commode hand-crafted in France circa 1810. This case piece is topped with an interesting piece of black, gray and white fossil marble that, along with the body, has patinated wonderfully over the decades. Iconic of the Empire style, two pilaster columns flank the bank of drawers, each having decorative brass caryatid capitals and neoclassical bases. The top frieze drawer and the three that follow all have paired swan...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Blue Rococo Small Oak Chest of Drawers, Denmark circa 1750-70
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge of the top is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elega...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak, Paint
1760s Rococo Period Swedish Light Grey Painted Chest of Drawers with Pull-Out
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period neutral light grey painted chest from circa 1760 with three drawers topped by a discreet pull-out, serpentine front, cabriole legs and ormolu hardware. Emanat...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Ebonized Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Empire-Style Parcel Ebonized Mahogany Commode, marble top, three graduated drawers, tall block feet. Elegant French commode with ebonized detailing at curved pilasters...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs
Is it a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote a piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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